DA: Reputed mobster Nicholas Corozzo guilty in Queens gambling case

Prosecutors say a reputed Gambino crime family captain has admitted running a Queens gambling ring that took in almost $10 million over two years in bets on college and professional sports.

The Queens district attorney's office says Nicholas Corozzo pleaded guilty Wednesday to enterprise corruption. The 68-year-old may face up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing in state court, set for December.

The Queens case was announced last February along with a sprawling federal indictment against the elder Corozzo and 61 other accused Gambino associates, but the charges are separate. The federal case is ongoing.

A Queens judge has set bail for Corozzo at $1 million, but federal authorities are already holding him without bail.